clouds will start to thicken up. kind of breezy and mild. high temperature near 70 degrees. first we say good morning to sarah. >> 1 accident has the southbound lanes of 83 shutdown. it is backing up traffic. be prepared for those closures southbound. take york road as your alternate. three tractor-trailer's involved in this accident. the cleanup process continues. 52 down towards the fort mchenry. harbor tunnel traffic moving without delay. 62 on the outer loop north side. 60 on the west side. problem free on 70 towards 29.

here's a quick, live look at traffic. the southbound lanes are shut down at old york road. here's a quick, live look at traffic. dulaney valley is check matt ok. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> baltimore county police officers will be able to use hand-held metal detectors. >> jennifer franciotti is live with the story. >> students can now be approached at any time and scanned with detectors as early as today. was a call for metal detectors after a student was shot at perry hall high school on the

first day of classes. the latest incident took place at owings mills hospital where a student was arrested for bringing a bb gun to campus. >> when an individual is carrying a weapon, they carry themselves different. they will be constantly touching the object itself. officers are trained in the police academy to look for these behaviors and clues. >> police say they will continue to rely on students to speak up when they suspect that a classmate has a weapon. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> maryland will join other states in an earthquake drill. it takes place at 10:18 this morning. several schools and businesses

will simulate what to do during an earthquake. you should drop to the ground and hold on until the shaking stops. about 100,000 marylanders are registered to participate. plans to file a class action lawsuit for unfair practices in water bill collection. it doesn't always collect from businesses and other customers that can pay. >> think about it. owee your home because you a big water bill. >> threatening to sue doesn't solve the problem. we have scarce resources to get it done.

>> the mayor has not read the letter but her administration has made efforts to improve the billing system. >> a committee signs off on the hiring of the new police commissioner. he outlined his plan to combat city crime. protesters gathered outside. >> the swearing in to replace two weeks ago. this is the first time the citizens have the opportunity to articulate their concerns. the people should have been involved on the front end. >> the mayor's office released a list of groups that were consulted. the full council still has to confirm the nomination.

two police officers are on trial. officers james harrison and reginald baker faced second- degree assault. prosecutors say they abuse their power when they abuse john mckenna back in 2010. defense attorneys say their clients were trying to control riots. >> john leopold will reimburse the county for legal fees. the lawsuit claims sexual harassment by leopold. he is confident the suit will be dismissed. the governor is that the center of a legal battle about whether pit bulls should be

considered dangerous dogs. it is believed that they are at liability is unconstitutional. >> 5:07. 47 degrees on tv hill. >> he has a cheat sheet. >> the latest on lance armstrong. >> attack averted at another major landmark in new york city. >> this is baltimore national pike. volume starting to pick up this morning. it is dry right now but some rain no later in the day. >> live, local, late-breaking. you're watching wbal-tv 11 news

today with stan stovall and mindy basara, double-team insta- weather plus with tony pann and ava marie, and sarah caldwell with traffic pulse 11. wbal-tv 11 news today continues in a moment.

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start. it will be a breezy and mild afternoon with a high temperature near 70 degrees. we'll come back and check the seven-day forecast going through the weekend. >> authorities foil a terror plot in lower manhattan. there was an elaborate fbi sting operation. authorities say quazi mohammad nafis attempted to block the federal reserve building in new york city. he was armed with a cell phone that he believed would blow up the bomb. lance armstrong fall from grace takes another hit. he has stepped down as the

chairman of his charity. there was a 1000-page report which implicates armstrong as the ringleader of a massive doping scandals. >> a number of celebrities have added their star power to the 2012 presidential race. bruce springsteen campaigns for president obama in ohio. atll have it live report 5:30. >> holiday shopping has already started in many stores. >> it took 16 years but there are now 1 billion smartphones in use around the world. >> we have some closures in effect on 83 this morning.

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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. the harrisburg expressway -- it is shut down southbound at old york road. watch for closures and the lace. this is because of an overnight tractor-trailer accident. three tractor trailers are involved -- watch for closures and delays.

not bad on southbound 95. 60 on the b-w parkway down from 32. no problems on 95 at 32. moving well on 70 in towards the beltway. here's a quick, live look at traffic. this is 83 at york road. the southbound closure at old york road. this is dulaney valley. just a little more volume as you make jury towards the harrisburg expressway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> we have a few bus diversions. the 21 bus diverting at pennsylvania and lafayette. a diversion and charles and 28th.

no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. light rail and metro subway operating on schedule. now back to tony pann. >> good morning. we are off to a quiet start. i think there will be some rain coming in after sunset. a wide range in temperatures. 52 in westminster. you will need a light jacket to start the day. temperatures could get up towards 70. generally the skies are clear. the clouds will thicken not. a storm system will visit us tonight. some severe weather across portions of kentucky and tennessee last night. this system will cross over maryland tonight. we could see some severe weather here at home after

sunset. wind gusts over 60 miles per hour. it would be most likely tonight. some chilly air behind this system. that will arrive in maryland over the weekend. for today, a mixture of sun and clouds. it will be a breezy and mild. some of the storms tonight could be strong. the seven-day forecast -- quiet but kind of chilly on saturday and sunday. overnight lows will dip into the 30's on saturday night. high temperatures approaching 80 degrees by the middle of next week. >> there are now 1 billion

smartphones in use around the world. it took 16 years to reach the billion mark. the world's top the mark in the third quarter of 2012. it will reach 2 billion in less than three years. holiday shoppers plan to splurge on themselves this holiday season. the average shopper will spend about $750 on gifts. six in 10 shoppers will spend an average of $140 on gifts for themselves. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. how much if anything do you spend on yourself for the holidays? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com.

restaurants are getting a taste of the midwest drought. it is driving up prices for many of your favorite foods. >> change in price -- >> our price has gone up. >> restaurants are eating their costs even though inventory costs are rising up to 10%. >> the problems will start next year. >> smaller restaurants are getting hit hardest. >> the corn -- >> restaurants are doing everything they can to keep customers happy. >> raising prices selectively on

a few items. >> others or reducing portions and downsizing staff. >> just seeing where we can get the best cost. >> overall food costs will rise about 20% by the year's end. >> my biggest fear is that other prices will increase as well. >> stan, over to you. >> apple iphone might let some users be able to jump into the future are back to time. jane king has the bloomberg business report. hi, jane. how are you? >> you probably remember 49 states reached a settlement

with five of the nation's big mortgage lenders. pie isd's piece of that $1 billion. a report coming out shows 14 states plan to spend the entire allotment of settlement money on housing relief. on wall street, investors waited on corporate report cards from verizon.zo we were higher yesterday but not by much. fedex testing strategies for same-day delivery. web retailers try to match that.

the postal service is trying out something similar in san francisco. a number of owners of iphones are complaining the date and time are wrongly displayed. because of the problem is unknown. apple is aware of the time of shifting issue. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> bad news about college kids and for their parents and college debt. deeper debt. what amazon is doing to make parenting easier. >> 5:22. 46 degrees at the airport.

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an encouraging sight on the practice field yesterday. that is number 55 suited up. he was mostly walking around and avoiding contact drills. >> he might not be back in the lineup anytime soon but he showed gerry sandusky he can still deliver a hit. i hope he's all right. >> he is probably still chasing him. he is pretty tenacious. 5:26. >> they are part of the political entourage, but can star power get people to the polls? >> school police now have a new resource to use. >> it should be a nice day

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>> tacos all over the place. >> i might like that. just take a little -- keep it on your cheeks. it will be a nice day today. temperatures -- homer simpson. 46 at the airport. it will be a nice day today. it will be a breezy afternoon with a high near 70. we could see some thunderstorms tonight. during the day it will be just fine. they?r are >> i want to see the cupcakes and the ipads. >> sorry, donna.

>> we are tracking and early morning closure on the harrisburg expressway at old york road. three tractor-trailer's in the vault. the cleanup process continues. -- three tractor-trailers involved. 54 down towards the fort mchenry. problem free at the harbor tunnels. 63 on southbound 295. checking out fine on 97. 66 prior to the beltway on eastbound 70. the major roadways cooperating with the exception of 83. this is the harrisburg expressway. everything looks good north and southbound. 795 in great shape at owings mills. we will keep you posted.

that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> from hollywood icons to rock stars, many celebrities have added their star power to the presidential race. >> tonight you can add the boss as bruce springsteen campaigns for president obama in ohio. >> both campaigns have used celebrities to try to sway supporters. >> we wanted to know whether these for a hit with voters. after this performance, bruce springsteen will fire up democrats. the president is not the only one pulling in star power this week. dennis miller had a republican crowd in stitches when he zinged the vp. >> i said to the lady, what is

with this coffee being so tter? >> she said that was a joke being joe. >> who could forget clint eastwood and his chair at the gop convention this summer? mitt romney has gone the thumbs up from kids rocke . >> he is pretty much running on fumes. >> you heard of the fair deal and the square deal. mitt romney is trying to sell you a sketchy deal. >> it gets some people excited. it doesn't switch votes. there are republicans that like bruce springsteen that will not vote for president obama. >> like chris christie who is a

big boss thefan. the president goes to "the daily show" for a taping and ann romney will be on "the view." president obama and mitt romney will both be giving a speech at the same place in new york. like kennedy and nixon. we will see if this goes more smoothly than the last time obama and romney shared a stage. >> hallie jackson, thank you. >> students in baltimore city public schools will see an increase in security starting

today. hand-held metal detectors will be used. jennifer franciotti has more. any restrictions as to when the officers can use these detectors? >> students can be approached as early as today. police have been trained to use the wands only in cases where they suspect a student is armed. >> when an officer has the suspicion that something isn't right. there will try to detect whether there's a weapon in the school building. >> a student was shot inside a cafeteria at perry hall high school. there have been three other gun related incident. the latest to place at owings mills high school where a student was arrested for bringing a bb gun to campus.

the county police chief says his school based officers know what to look for. >> when an individual is carrying a weapon, they carry themselves different. they hold their belt line different. they will be constantly touching the object itself. officers are trained at a very young age in the police academy to look for these clues, these behaviors. >> police say they will continue to rely on students to speak up when they suspect that classmates have weapons. it has been an ongoing message from dr. dallas dance. >> we must make sure that students have someone they can share information with. >> people will use the school wands on school property. administrators must be on hand when police used these wands. >> three women file a lawsuit. they claim that it is part of a

sex abuse scandal. the plaintiffs claim sexual abuse of children happened in maryland and virginia dating 80's.to the 19 the lawsuit does not specify which branch is being accused. >> you never heard to take your vitamins growing up. >> taking multi vitamins can help lower the risk of cancer in men. >> closures remain in effect on ♪

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>> welcome back. 56 degrees downtown. we have some rain in the forecast. temperatures outside the city are a little bit cooler than the 40's at the airport. 53 in catonsville. increasing clouds today or a mixture of sun and clouds. . it will be a breezy and mild afternoon. temperatures close to 70 degrees. we will check the seven-day in just a few minutes. >> federal officials confirmed 19 people have died as a result of the contaminated drugs from a new england, pounding pharmacy. >> it was raided on tuesday. contaminated steroid medications

have been linked to the national fungal meningitis outbreak. one of the 19 victims has died. taking a multi volume every day can help prevent cancer in middle age men. >> nearly 1500 male doctors were followed for nearly a decade. the vitamin takers had a a % reduction in cancers. they don't know if the result would be the same for women and more research is needed. >> 46 degrees at the airport. there is a glimmer of hope for a possible return on the ravens. >> keith mills will have sports. -- learning all about next martial arts.

>> the rain is making a comeback tonight.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. there's a problem on 83. it is shut down in the southbound direction. use york road as your alternate. the north side looks good. 50 on southbound 95 towards the fort mchenry. 97 looks good to and from 50. moving well in towards the beltway. here's a quick, live look at traffic. 83 at padonia road. everything checks out fine.

the j.f.x. checking out ok into town. a smooth ride in ellicott city. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> good morning. on time service on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. light rail and metro subway on schedule. the 46 bus is operating with a delay appeared the 13 bus diverting at chester and lafayette. the 27, 91 buses are not going into the rogers avenue metro station. now back to tony pann. >> thank you. we have some showers and thunderstorms to talk about. first we say good morning to ava marie. what is going on? >> i am trying to toughen up.

nothing wrong with a cage to fight. we are getting ready for show gunfights. you are a promoter for the event. let's talk about mixed martial arts. >> the name is almost self explanatory. multiple martial arts come together in the cage. you have guys showing their boxing skills, wrestling skills, and submission holes liken judo. the sport blends a bunch of disciplines together. >> that is a lot of different techniques to know. >> guys fighting professionally trained almost six hours a day.

have strength and conditioning work and cardiovascular work. you're using your striking techniques and your ground techniques. you'll have multiple training sessions throughout the day and you have to eat properly. >> we will see fighting going on this saturday. >> a lot of excitement. it is a fast-paced sport. probably the fastest-growing sport in the world. a lot of excitement. it is it fast paced sport. >> it is all for a good cause. you can bring pet food benefits barcs. i will learn some moves and

try to hold my own against john. >> ava marie in a cage match. i don't know if there's anybody in your weight class. you will hold your own. >> you just wait. >> i know she is going to learn some moves. 46 at the airport. 41 in frederick. it will be a breezy and mild afternoon. a storm system is coming out of the plains states. some patchy fog in some areas. a cold front is coming across the ohio valley. the storms will fire up later again today.

they will come through maryland tonight. we could see some severe weather tonight. on this wholeeye thing and see how it develops. a mixture of sun and clouds. breezy and mild this afternoon. thunderstorms will come in tonight. some could be strong or severe. the seven-day forecast -- it will be chilly and dry on saturday and sunday. after the front goes by, you'll notice a change. temperatures will struggle to get out of the 50's in the mountains. indian summer. temperatures will approach 80 by next wednesday. >> 5:49.

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as a pastor, my support for question 6 is rooted in my belief that the government should treat everyone equally. i wouldn't want someone denying my rights based upon their religious views, so i shouldn't deny others based upon mine. it's about fairness. i support this law because it doesn't force any church to perform a same sex marriage if it's against their beliefs. and that's what this is about. protecting religious freedom and all marylanders equally under the law. join me in voting for question 6.

>> results of the survey find holiday shoppers plan to splurge on themselves this holiday season. the average shopper will spend about $750 on gas and greeting cards. six in 10 shoppers plan to spend $140 on gifts for themselves. time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- how much, if anything, do you spend on yourself when you shop for the holidays?

>> keep sending us those responses. we will read more in our next hour. >> good morning. game quite sure of the american league championship series was rained out last night. they will play the game today at 4:00 today. matt carpenter in for carlos beltran. 2-1, st. louis. the game was delayed for at three and half hours because of rain. the cardinals closed at out. cardinals win. kim four tonight in st. louis -- game four tonight in st. louis. ray lewis had his surgery

yesterday. then there is terrell suggs. he practiced yesterday. john harbaugh says when he plays in a game remains to be seen. >> he is coming off a very serious injury, an achilles' tear. we will see how he does. >> oh! >> welcome back. gerry sandusky chased him down. gerry played football at towson . he took one for the team. i'm putting my money on gerry sandusky.

he should get fined for that. i'm going to call roger goodell. he played at towson. i think suggs would have given up quickly. >> federal officials put an end to an attempted terrorist attack. >> lance armstrong stepped down from his charity. he stands to lose millions in earning potential. >> it was a hot commodity 10 years ago. now a bottle of barbecue sauce has a new owner. so much someone paid for the barbecue sauce. >> we do have some thunderstorms in the forecast tonight. >> the harrisburg expressway has

some delays. up.update is coming apar and this is maryland. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million gaming at casinos in these other states. question seven will build a new casino and bring

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>> police will be carrying metal detecting wands. >> federal agents spoilt a planned terror attack in new york city. >> there is some renewed heading our way -- there is some rain heading away. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and '